We didn’t like all of mom’s records. There were a few that didn’t make the roation when we were playing DJ. You are probably not surprised that I can’t remember what they were. The memory is a strange thing. I might be jumping ahead here but in late 1985 or maybe early 1986, I bought my first CD player. People my age will remember that back in those days a good CD player for your component system was hundreds of dollars. CD’s themselves were $20 and the local record store would have racks and racks of vinyl albums and a tiny section for the New Compact Discs. One of my projects early on was to try to recreate my mom’s collection on CD. It took 25 years but I think I’ve done a pretty good job. Don’t let me forget to tell you the story of how I got my first CD player.
The 5th Dimension – Aquarius
Steely Dan – Hey Ninenteen
Bread – Baby I’m A Want you I believe this marks the first use of “I’m a” in popular music.
John Denver – Leavin’ On A Jet Plane
Three Dog Night – Black And White
Jim Croce – Operator
The Byrds – Turn, Turn, Turn
Leaving On a Jet Plane was another one that mom tried to master on the guitar. Funny that it still comes to mind when I’m actually making plane reservations for work. Granted I usually do know when I’ll be back again, but I think of it any way.
The Ink is Black and the Page is White… I’m not sure I realized the social message at the time. I just enjoyed the song.